Pahang Health Dept roped in to help monitor Orang Asli
The situation in Kg Kuala Koh, Gua Musang. It is believed that the pneumonia outbreak began when Orang Asli migrated from Pahang to Kelantan. – Pic courtesy of Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia president Shariffa Sabrina Syed Aki, June 9, 2019.
THE Pahang Health Department has been asked to monitor the spread of the pneumonia outbreak at Orang Asli settlements in the state, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy. He said this was necessary to prevent the spread of pneumonia infections to other settlements as it was believed that the outbreak began when Orang Asli migrated from Pahang to Kelantan.
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